Phew, what a wild week and a half it's been for me. Thank you so much to those of you who sent me get well wishes and support. I had no idea I'd wind up in the hospital, and thankfully I am feeling a lot better and my recovery has been going really well so far. I feel very lucky for having access to great doctors, the donors who helped make UCSF Mission Bay hospital … [Read more...]

With the holidays over, I've got taxes and budgeting at the forefront of my mind for 2016. All I want to do is save, save, save and find ways to declutter and simplify. I really should do a better job at cleaning my house each week since I'm too frugal to pay someone to do that for me. But if I have to choose between cleaning and working or petting my cat, cleaning usually … [Read more...]

Hold on to your hats - heavy winds are knocking over trees, hail is falling out of the sky in San Francisco and snow is dumping in Tahoe. Winter is really here! Today was a perfect rainy day to stay indoors, do some writing, spend time with family, and put together this income report. I'm happy to announce that November was a wonderful month. Traffic was up, I was quite … [Read more...]

This time last month, I was feeling pretty frustrated. September was a disappointing month for traffic, income, and my level of productivity. Fortunately, October was a whole other story! Although I haven't been waking up quite as early as I was in September, I've cut myself some slack. An extra sleep 30-45 minutes of sleep each day has come in handy as I've been working a … [Read more...]

August wasn't a particularly good month for income across the blogosphere and September wasn't either. It's frustrating. As most of you know, I also spent a chunk of time in September on the road. Towards the end of my travels I was missing home and looking forward to some alone time again. It can be a challenge to work on the road for long stretches of time. At the end of … [Read more...]